Hello everyone!
Kuching DebateLeague (KDL) is back. For those who have not heard about KDL, it used to be a mini league with three rounds per day.
But starting last year, INTRTXT decided to use the three round/day format, ran them every month and tabulate the scores at the end of each season to determine the top debaters. For last year’s BP season we sent 4 debaters to the KDU Pro Ams with one team making it to the semi-finals.
This year, we are happy to announce that we will also be tabulating scores throughout the Asian season and send teams to open tournaments for the BP season. The scores however will be based on your top 3 speaker scores. So to qualify, you have to at least attend 3 sessions. However, only secondary school students qualify for this.
For this season however, we will be kicking off things with the preliminary rounds of the Kuching Interschool Debating Championship. That means if you are a participant, your scores will be calculated for this season.
Also, to make sure we have sustainability in our scene, we will be selecting upper secondary school students (Form 4 and above) to be part of our adjudication panel for every “heats.” For the Kuching Interschool, the two debaters selected were Galvin Lee (Batu Lintang) and Ian Dylan Chai (St Joseph’s Private School).
Here are our current dates for KDL. Venues are not confirmed but if your school wishes to host us for a day, we will waive your fees.
March
Kuching Debate League – AP – Heat 1
Dates: 24th March 2018 (Saturday)
Venue: Sri Saujana Tuition Centre
April
Kuching Debate League – AP – Heat 2
Dates: 28th April 2018 (Sunday)
Venue: TBA
May
Kuching Debate League – AP – Heat 3
Dates: 20th May 2018 (Sunday)
Venue: TBA
June
Kuching Debate League – AP – Heat 4
Dates: 23rd June 2018 (Sunday)
Venue: TBA
So spread the news to your debating friends and if you feel like hosting one of these dates, feel free to contact us. We will waive your fees.
